Our Year 7 Science students are are learning about food webs so we thought we’d continue our investigation of Southern Brown Bandicoots by inviting Marion Manifold from the Port Campbell Community Group into our science classroom to discover how we can help protect this species. Once called ‘bush rats’, the Southern Brown Bandicoot usually resides within 50km of the coast in Victoria, South Australia or NSW with seven out of eleven bandicoot species either threatened or extinct. Marion and Community Group members monitor a stretch along the Port Campbell headland as the bandicoots have become more visible in that area after the Great Ocean Road was moved inland. Remote cameras are used to record activity noting the date and time and other wildlife in the area including Rufus Bristlebirds, Buff Banded Rails, Black Wallabies, Ringtail Possums and predators including feral cats, dogs, foxes and snakes. Students leant that these marsupials are threatened by habitat loss, feral animals, wildlife corridors eroding, uncontrolled pets, road kill and a lack of understanding. The class was then tasked with designing a poster or sticker to help educate the community about Southern Brown Bandicoots and how we can help protect them. If you'd like to learn more, check out the website https://www.bandicoots-port-campbell.com/ What a great way to learn about food webs and local ecosystems. Comments are closed.
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